Intel Core i7-9700K vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550

Core i7-9700K vs Core 2 Quad Q9550 benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-9700K performs better than the Core 2 Quad Q9550. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core 2 Quad Q9550 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-9700K has significantly more cores than the Core 2 Quad Q9550. Indeed, the Core i7-9700K has 8 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core 2 Quad Q9550. It also has more threads than the Core 2 Quad Q9550. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-9700K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core 2 Quad Q9550. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Core 2 Quad Q9550 has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i7-9700K

The more cores a CPU has, the better the overall performance will be in parallel workloads such as multitasking. Many CPUs have more threads than cores, this means that each physical core is split into multiple logical cores, making them more efficient. For instance, the Core i7-9700K has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.